Cushion shoe



Nov. 9, 1937. F. .M. GIVLKERSON 2,098,235

CUSHION SHOE Filed March 30, 1935 0 7F Z1 INVENTOR. 74 I I a-km BY 14 4 ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 9, 1937 UNITED STATES cosmos snon Francis M. Gilkerson, St. Louis, Mo.,.assignor of one-half to Paul H. Gilkerson, St. Louis, Mo.

' Application March so, 1935, Serial No. 13,303 2 Claims. (01. 36-11) The invention relates to shoes and more particularly to shoes having a cushion sole.

The main object of the invention is to provide a shoe in which the inner sole, is stitched to a 5. welt and the inturned edge of the upper and a cushion member is interposed between the inner sole and the outer sole and firmly secured in place to the soles and to the welt and prevented from buckling.

A further object of the invention is to provide a welt type of shoe in which a soft cushioning member, such as sponge rubber, extends to the edge of the soles and prevents the formation of a hard ridge where the fastening means connects the inner sole with the upper and the welt.

The invention further consists in the several features hereinafter set forth andmore particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawing: i

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a shoe embodying the invention, parts being broken away and parts being shown in section;

Fig. 2 is a detail verticalsectional view through the forepart of the shoe;

Fig. 3 is a detailed vertical sectional view through a. heel seat portion of a shoe embodying the invention.

In the drawing, the numeral 4 designates a shape-determining inner sole, 5 the upper with its lining 6, and'l a welt. This welt 'l may'efrtend around the entire shoe in the case of a shoe having a sewed heel seat or it may tenninate at the breast of the heel in a shoe having a nailed heel seat.

The outsole 8 is secured to the welt 1 in the 40 firmly fastened at all points or at least over such an area to the under side of said inner sole and to the adjacent side of the outsole by suitable adhesive, cementv or vulcanizing so as to cause the parts to act as a unit. In a' laminated or ply construction of cushion member one of the laminations may be substantially the same thickness as the welt.

It is to be noted that the cushion ii) is substantially the same size as the inner sole and may extend over the forepart of the shoe or over the entire sole area including the heel seat, and it, therefore, has, a part or marginal edge H which is interposed between the inner sole and the inturned edge of the upper and its lining at usual manner as by stitching 9 or other suitable the forepart or'tne shoe, and, if extended to the heel, the upper, lining,- andicounter at the heel seat of the shoe.

The inner sole 4, the welt l, andthe inturned upper are secured together at the forepart of 5' the shoe to the breast of the heel by stitching or other suitable fastening means i2. These fastening means pass throughthe marginal edge pot the cushion and vthus firmly secure it to the other parts of'the j shoe ,sothat 'it will flex l0 therewith and prevent buckling of the inner sole. This cushion I0 is of soft-rubber, such as sponge rubber-and it, therefore, acts as a cushion between the insole and the inturned edge-of the upper and eliminates the usual hard ridge 15 around the edge -of.;shoes of this general type; Furthermore, since this cushion member is cemented to the outer and inner sole the whole assembly acts as a unit, and there is nopossibility of the fllleror cushion member slipping o slid- 20 ing and thus further preventing any tendency of the parts to buckle.-

A metal shank stiffener it may be mounted in the shank of the shoebetweenthe outer sole and the cushion. It has been previously pointed out that the forepart construction above described may be used ina shoe having-either a sewed heel seat or a nailed heel seat." Where theheel seat is a sewed heel seat, the construction of the heel portion of the shoe is identical-withfthe'forepart except that 'the usual counter is associatedwith the upper at the heel'seat and'stitched with the lasted over edge to the inner sole',,thecushion, and the welt by the stitching*l;2.; As illustrative of a nailed heel seat constructio'mja detailed view has been shown in Fig. -3Tin;which the upper 5, lining 6, counter l4, have their inturned, edges secured to the inner sole l andthe'icushion member ill by the stitching i2 or anyr suitiable'fastening means. 40

The outer sole Fat the heel seat may have a rand section l5 so as to provide for a cavity 56 of greater depth than the spaces between, the outer sole and the inner sole throughout the remainder of the shoe .and into which a portion of the cushion fits. The outer sole is here shown as secured by fastening means, such as nails [1,. passing through the inturned edges of the upper, counter, and lining, and the marginal edge of the cushion l0 and clinched at the inner sole 4. The rubber heel l8 may be secured to the outer sole at the heel seat in any suitable manner, and one well known way is by nails l9 which pass through the outer sole portions, the inturned edges of the upper, counter, and lining, the outer edge portion of the cushion, and into and clinched into theinner sole 4.

I desire it to be understood that this invention is not to be limited to any particular form or 5 arrangement of parts except insofar as such limitations are inclined in the claims. What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a cushion shoe, the combination of a shape-determining inner sole, an upper, an outer 1o sole, a welt, a resilient cushion member coextensive with and cemented to the bottom side 01' the insole at the forepart of the shoe and cemented to the outsole at the forepart over a suflicient area so as to cause the sole members to act as a unit,

15 the upper having a lasted over edge at the forepart overlapping the outer edge portion of said cushion member, means passing through and securing together said inner sole, outer edge portion of said cushion member, lasted over edge 01 said upper andthe welt. and means securing said outer sole to said welt at the forepart of the shoe.

2. In a cushion shoe, the combination of a shape determining inner sole, an upper, an outer sole, :1. welt, a soft rubber cushion member coextensive with and cemented to the bottom side of the insole at the forepart {of the shoe and cemented to the outsole at the torepart over a sum cient area sov as to cause the sole members to act to said welt beyond the lasted over edge oi said M; GILKEBSON. 

